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    "Why She Lives in a Police Cell"
    "Why She Lives in a Police Cell"
    "Why She Lives in a Police Cell"
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    "Why She Lives in a Police Cell"

    By Ochei Innocent Ikem

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    THIS BOOK TELLS THE SAD STORY OF ADAORA, A JUVENILE WHO WAS KIDNAPED SAME DAY AS HER MOTHER AND SOLD TO RITUAL KILLERS. IT CHRONICLES HER MISADVENTURE AND ESCAPE, RESULTING IN HER BEING DUMPED IN A POLICE CELL AND FORGOTTEN. HOW DID HELP COME HER WAY? WHAT EVENTUALLY BECAME OF HER MOTHER? WHY WAS SHE NOT ABLE TO GIVE HER HOUSE ADDRESS? THIS BOOK TELLS IT ALL IN A SIMPLE BUT ENGAGING NARRATIVE.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing Africa
    Release dateApr 29, 2015
    ISBN9781482805765
    "Why She Lives in a Police Cell"
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    Ochei Innocent Ikem

    OCHEI INNOCENT IKEM ENJOYS TELLING STORIES MORE THAN FOOD. HE PRACTISED JOURNALISM FOR OVER FIFTEEN YEARS BEFORE ENDING UP AS FOUNDING EDITOR, “KATSINA NEWSWEEK” AND GENERAL MANAGER, “African Mirror”.

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